Job Description

Product Manager – Washington, DC

About us

Creative Information Technology Inc (CITI) is an esteemed IT enterprise renowned for its exceptional customer service and innovation. We serve both government and commercial sectors, offering a range of solutions such as Healthcare IT, Human Services, Identity Credentialing, Cloud Computing, and Big Data Analytics. With clients in the US and abroad, we hold key contract vehicles including GSA IT Schedule 70, NIH CIO-SP3, GSA Alliant, and DHS-Eagle II.

Join us in driving growth and seizing new business opportunities.

We are seeking a Product Manager to support the Security Engineering team within the IT division at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve. This team is responsible for the strategy, design, deployment, and maintenance of effective security solutions in cloud, local, and hybrid environments

Role and Responsibilities

• 5+ years of product management experience, with at least 4+ years focused on working with security engineering teams
• Demonstrated experience gathering requirements, managing backlogs, and delivering roadmaps
• Strong understanding of security concepts and technologies related to Identity and Access Management (IAM), security engineering, network security design, security operations, security architecture, general engineering processes, cloud security, data loss protection, zero trust, DevSecOps and vulnerability management.
• Security Engineering mindset with Subject Matter Expertise and hands-on experience in a security domain
• Demonstrated experience streamlining and automating business processes through technology solutions
• Demonstrated federal experience and comprehensive knowledge in adopting and implementing federal cybersecurity requirements, including but not limited to the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, OMB Memorandum M-22-09, NIST SP 800-53
• Possess deep analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting experience, to independently resolve complex security challenges.
• Experience with Agile development methodologies and collaborating closely with engineering and DevOps teams
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate complex security concepts for various audiences
• Track record of successful cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder management
• Define, prioritize and maintain the product backlog for security engineering initiatives including but not limited to:
• Cloud Security
• Identity and Access Management
• Security tooling and automation
• High level customer support
• Gather and synthesize requirements from technical and non-technical stakeholders to inform strategy and prioritization decisions.
• Support enhanced understanding and availability of policy and process requirements across the organization
• Translate regulatory requirements, policy and stakeholder needs into well-defined product/process requirements and user stories
• Develop product roadmaps for security engineering automation tools and help drive measurable improvements in efficiency and risk reduction
• Manage and prioritize the team backlog, balancing short term needs with long term strategy
• Manage stakeholder communication, alignment and transparency about roadmap and outcomes
• Measure outcomes and use feedback and data to inform continuous improvement of processes and services

Minimum Qualification

• Bachelor’s Degree in IT or related field or equivalent software engineering experience
• Experience working in an agile environment
• Extensive experience working with engineering teams and enterprise architects
• Experience defining and driving product strategy for security engineering-related initiatives
• Ability to translate complex technical security engineering concepts into clear product requirements
• Ability to effectively manage both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Strong knowledge of DevOps tools and processes.